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Former DOJ attorney lambasts settlement with Live Nation
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (613+ words) A former Trump Justice Department official on Monday criticized what he called the administration's "shocking" settlement with Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster, telling lawmakers that the department abused its prosecutorial discretion to reach the deal. Roger Alford, a former…...
The sometimes fleeting status of Roll Call's Most Vulnerable Incumbent list
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (160+ words) It's been a weird election cycle, and one only has to look at Roll Call's Most Vulnerable Incumbents list to see the multiple storylines playing out. Jason Dick talks with Mary Ellen Mc Intire and Daniela Altimari about who's on…...
US overlooks drug treatment centers in hepatitis C fight
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (1736+ words) MANCHESTER and LONDON, England " Alison Starkie spends her days tracking down people who need testing or treatment for hepatitis C, especially those who are unhoused or actively using drugs. Starkie, an intervention worker for a drug treatment service, recalled the…...
Reconciliation race " Roll Call
10+ hour, 54+ min ago (112+ words) Republicans are scrambling to rewrite portions of the $72 billion budget reconciliation bill after the Senate parliamentarian advised against key parts, including Secret Service funding connected to the White House ballroom project. CQ's Paul M. Krawzak and Aidan Quigley discuss the parliamentarian's…...
Cassidy loses GOP primary in Louisiana as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (706+ words) Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Donald Trump at his 2021 impeachment trial, lost his bid for reelection Saturday after failing to make a primary runoff in Louisiana. Cassidy is the first incumbent senator to lose a regularly scheduled…...
At the Races: Bayou State brawl
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (496+ words) Welcome to a special edition of At the Races! Throughout the 2026 primary season, watch for these updates from the CQ Roll Call campaign team on what you need to know for election day. Know someone who'd like to get this…...
Appropriations behavior " Congressional Hits and Misses
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (128+ words) From left, FBI Director Kash Patel, DEA Administrator Terrance Cole, U. S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces Serralta, and ATF Director Robert Cekada appear at a Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 12. Lawmakers returned to Capitol…...
Photos of the week | May 5-14, 2026
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (93+ words) A visit from the Artemis II astronauts, Police Week, the ACLI race and a new courtyard for a House office building highlight this week on and around Capitol Hill. Here are images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week,…...
Appeals court questions Trump executive orders targeting law firms
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (598+ words) A federal appeals court appeared skeptical Thursday of a push from President Donald Trump to punish four major law firms, in a case that could outline the bounds of presidential power and have broader ramifications for the legal industry. The…...
The most vulnerable senators of 2026, less than 6 months before Election Day
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (260+ words) Just six months ago, the prospect of winning the Senate majority seemed far outside of Democrats" grasp. The party was coming off steep 2024 losses, and the path to netting the four seats needed to win control of the chamber wound…...